Appointment

Giving effect to its intention of making all administrative appointments on non-political lines, the Government announced the nomination of Sir Edward W. M. Grigg to be Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Kenya Colony and Protectorate (East Africa) in succession to Sir Robert T. Coryndon retiring.

Sir William, a Liberal, is considered one of the outstanding men of the younger generation of politicians. Especially is he noted for his encyclopaedic grasp of foreign, Dominion and colonial affairs. He served brilliantly in the Guards during the War; he proved himself a gifted journalist; he became private secretary to Premier George in the days of the Great Coalition. He also accompanied the Prince of Wales to the U. S. and Australia and was, two years in succession, a British delegate to the Williamstown Conference in the U. S.